VFXRio Live: Keynotes

Here you have access to a wide range of presentations and lectures, covering diverse and relevant topics in the digital world. These are insights from renowned experts and professionals who share valuable knowledge about innovation, digital processes, the "New Normal", the intersection between dance and technology and advances in the visual technologies ecosystem. Explore and discover enriching perspectives that can inspire and inform your journey in the digital field offered through the collaboration between VFXRio, ACM Siggraph and the Brazilian Association of Visual Technology, aiming to drive discussions on emerging visual technologies with socio-economic relevance.

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Analivia Cordeiro's seminal work, entitled M 3×3, from 1973, is considered the first video artwork to emerge from South America and one of the first dance choreographies created specifically for video, using computer processing to coordinate dance...

In this talk, a computational system developed at VISGRAF Laboratory - IMPA for the creation of dance performances will be presented. The system, part of Adriana Schulz's master's research under the supervision of Luiz Velho, allows the creation of...

Opening keynote with Gilles Jobin, acclaimed founding choreographer of Cie Gilles Jobin, in a talk that explores the captivating intersection between real-time technology and live performance. With a distinguished career spanning decades, Jobin has...

In the first hour of industrial lighting -- gas begins to illuminate urbanscapes in 1810s -- thieves, aesthetes, and revolutionaries come to lament the loss of darkness. In the deep penumbra increasingly lost to light, something extraordinary...

Hao Li - Associate Professor of Computer Vision, and Director of MBZUAI Metaverse Lab and CEO and co-founder of Pinscreen explores the advancements in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and their transformative impact on the emerging fields of...

Julien Bolbach discusses his role as the Visual Effects Supervisor for "Brave Creatures," directed by Adam Valdez (MPC) and created with the support of the Epic MegaGrant. In this keynote presentation, he highlights how the implementation of Unreal...

In this lecture, Matteo Moriconi from VFXRio, Affonso Beato from ABC Cursos de Cinema and Bernardo Alevato from PUC-Rio, present their visions for the area. The presentation will focus on the metaverse design research and will show some of the...

Connect to one of the newest and most intriguing metaverses through technologies that enhance the virtual reality experience. Discover what the future of media and technology will look like through research developed by IMPA's VISGRAF Lab....

VFXRIO LIVE: SIGGRAPH DAY. SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques) is the premier event for computer graphics (CG), animation, innovation and research since 1974. A true community of artists, programmers,...

VFXRIO LIVE: Blender & Geometry Nodes: from Sprite Fright to Project Heist Abstract: Blender's development process is geared towards the artists who use its tools. And among these artists a certain group plays a key role. In this presentation Dalai...

The CDesign visual effects team, talks about how it was to produce and post produce visual effects during the pandemic. In the midst of many uncertainties and difficulties, how were recreated ways to record and post produce, almost 100% remote, since the pre...

Ennio Torresan talks about the main creative technical transformations in the world of animation in the last 30 years. He tells how Dreamworks approached the challenge of Covid-19 to make Spirit Untamed, the first great animated film released in...

Hao Li, voted one of the top young innovators by MIT Technology Review. known for his seminal work in real-time facial performance capture, hair scanning and dynamic whole body capture.Hao Li presents the impact of this new technology on global...

VFXRio LIVE presents Alvy Ray Smith one of the masters of technology worldwide. Pixar's co-founder and Lucas Film pioneer, winner of two Academy Awards for his contribution to Cinema, speaks of his new book A Biography of the Pixel (MIT Press,...

VFXRio Live: Presentation by Larry Bafia, VR director of the ACM SIGGRAPH and Centre for Digital Media Vancouver in Canada....

VFXRio Live : Larry Cutler, founder of Baobab Studios, winner of six Emmy Awards presents VR Narratives with the mediation of Lucia Modesto, Visual Effects Production Supervisor of TV Globo...

VFXRio Live : David Fernandez will approach the creative process of making the acclaimed 'Monument Valley' and its sequence, taking the learnings of the first game and expanding them in unexpected directions. Monument Valley was the winner of the...

VFXRio Live - New Normal Panel: A frank and direct conversation with main players from XR Global about the challenges of this content production industry that is shaping itself after an exponentially growing market. How has the pandemic affected the...

VFXRio Live : Ricardo Laganaro and Rodrigo Terra will explain in detail the process of artistic and technical conception, production and launch of "The Line", an award-winning project at the Venice Festival in 2019 and winner of Primetime Emmy®️ for...

Fireside Chat with Philip Rosedale introduced by Liana Brazil Philip Rosedale CEO and Co-founder, High Fidelity: In 1995, Philip Rosedale created an innovative Internet video conferencing product ("FreeVue"), which was later acquired by...

The Novo Normal panel presents a reflection on the transformations that the pandemic generated by Covid19 caused to the work method, remote collaboration, creation processes and education in general. Gabriel Pinto, author and researcher on...

Digital Processes and Innovation Panel with the participation of Pablo Bioni and Uno de Oliveira. Mediator: Matteo Moriconi...

Buckminster FullerOne of the most visionary thinkers and inventors of the 20th century, advocated a "design science revolution" to meet humanity's many critical challenges. This lecture will explore Fuller's "comprehensive anticipatory" approach to...

Roger Guyett, Industrial Light and Magic's second unit director and visual effects supervisor will reveal his experience as VFX Supervisor for Star Wars. Mediated by Lucia Modesto...

The panel features Virtual Reality, Interactive Scenarios, Culture and Dance. Among the guests, Gilles Jobin, dancer, choreographer and director, who unites dance and virtual reality in his worldwide award-winning presentations, Bruna Berford,...

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